What color is #98949B?

#98949B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98949B?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 155: 152 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98949B?

The complementary color is #979B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98949B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98949B color

#98949B rgb(152, 148, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98949B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 60.8% blue (152, 148, 155).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#98949B color codes

HEX	`#98949B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, 2.82, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 4.23, 311.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.454, 30.222, 35.286)`
Decimal	`9999515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98949B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #98949B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98949B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #98949B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98949b; }
.text { color: #98949b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98949b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98949b, #9b949b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #98949B?: #98949B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98949B?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 155: 152 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98949B?: The complementary color is #979B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98949B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.